The statistic shows the share of adults who read books in foreign languages in the United States in 2017, by income. During the survey, 80 percent of respondents with an income of 100,000 U.S. dollars and more stated that they only read English books.
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Statista Survey. (April 12, 2017). Do you read books in foreign languages? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703650/reading-books-in-foreign-language-by-income/
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Statista Survey. (2017). Do you read books in foreign languages?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703650/reading-books-in-foreign-language-by-income/
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